October 13 is the 286th day of the year (287th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 79 days remaining until the end of the year.

Events[link]

• 54 – Roman Emperor Claudius is poisoned to death under mysterious circumstances. His 17-year-old stepson Nero succeeds him to the Roman throne
• 409 – Vandals and Alans cross the Pyrenees and appear in Hispania.
• 1307 – Hundreds of Knights Templar in France are simultaneously arrested by agents of Phillip the Fair, to be later tortured into a "confession" of heresy.
• 1332 – Rinchinbal Khan, Emperor Ningzong of Yuan becomes the Khagan of the Mongols and Emperor of the Yuan Dynasty, reigning for only 53 days.
• 1582 – Because of the implementation of the Gregorian calendar, this day does not exist in this year in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain.
• 1710 – Port Royal, the capital of French Acadia, falls in a siege by British forces.
• 1773 – The Whirlpool Galaxy is discovered by Charles Messier.
• 1775 – The United States Continental Congress orders the establishment of the Continental Navy (later renamed the United States Navy).
• 1792 – In Washington, D.C., the cornerstone of the United States Executive Mansion (known as the White House since 1818) is laid.
• 1812 – War of 1812: Battle of Queenston Heights – As part of the Niagara campaign in Ontario, Canada, United States forces under General Stephen Van Rensselaer are repulsed from invading Canada by British and native troops led by Sir Isaac Brock.
• 1843 – In New York City, Henry Jones and 11 others found B'nai B'rith (the oldest Jewish service organization in the world).
• 1845 – A majority of voters in the Republic of Texas approve a proposed constitution, that if accepted by the U.S. Congress, will make Texas a U.S. state.
• 1881 – Revival of the Hebrew language as Eliezer Ben-Yehuda and friends agree to use Hebrew exclusively in their conversations.
• 1884 – Greenwich, in London, England, is established as Universal Time meridian of longitude.
• 1885 – The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is founded in Atlanta, United States.
• 1892 – Edward Emerson Barnard discovers D/1892 T1, the first comet discovered by photographic means, on the night of October 13–14.
• 1915 – The Battle for the Hohenzollern Redoubt marks the end of the Battle of Loos in northern France, World War I.
• 1917 – The "Miracle of the Sun" is witnessed by an estimated 70,000 people in the Cova da Iria in Fátima, Portugal.
• 1918 – Mehmed Talat Pasha and the Young Turk (C.U.P.) ministry resign and sign an armistice, ending Ottoman participation in World War I.
• 1921 – The Soviet republics of Russia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia sign the Treaty of Kars with the Grand National Assembly of Turkey to establish the contemporary borders between Turkey and the South Caucasus states.
• 1923 – Ankara replaces Istanbul as the capital of Turkey.
• 1943 – World War II: The new government of Italy sides with the Allies and declares war on Germany.
• 1944 – World War II: Riga, the capital of Latvia is occupied by the Red Army.
• 1946 – France adopts the constitution of the Fourth Republic.
• 1962 – The Pacific Northwest experiences a cyclone the equal of a Cat 3 hurricane. Winds measured above 150 mph at several locations; 46 people died.
• 1967 – The first game in the history of the American Basketball Association is played as the Anaheim Amigos lose to the Oakland Oaks 134-129 in Oakland, California.
• 1970 – Fiji joins the United Nations.
• 1972 – An Aeroflot Ilyushin Il-62 crashes outside Moscow killing 176.
• 1972 – Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crashes in the Andes mountains, near the border between Argentina and Chile. By December 23, 1972, only 16 out of 45 people lived long enough to be rescued.
• 1976 – A Bolivian Boeing 707 cargo jet crashes in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, killing 100 (97, mostly children, killed on the ground).
• 1976 – The first electron micrograph of an Ebola viral particle is obtained by Dr. F.A. Murphy, now at U.C. Davis, who was then working at the C.D.C.
• 1977 – Four Palestinians hijack Lufthansa Flight 181 to Somalia and demand release of 11 members of the Red Army Faction.
• 1983 – Ameritech Mobile Communications (now AT&T) launched the first US cellular network in Chicago, Illinois.
• 1990 – End of the Lebanese Civil War. Syrian forces launch an attack on the free areas of Lebanon removing General Michel Aoun from the presidential palace.
• 1992 – An Antonov An-124 operated by Antonov Airlines registered SSSR-82002, crashes near Kiev, Ukraine killing 8.
• 2010 – The 2010 Copiapó mining accident in Copiapó, Chile comes to an end as all 33 miners arrive at the surface after surviving a record 69 days underground awaiting rescue.

Births[link]

• 1162 – Leonora of England, Queen of Castile (d. 1214)
• 1244 – Jaques de Molay, Grand Master of the Knights Templar (d. 1314)
• 1453 – Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales (d. 1471)
• 1474 – Mariotto Albertinelli, Italian painter (d. 1515)
• 1566 – Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork, Irish politician (d. 1643)
• 1613 – Luisa of Medina-Sidonia, queen of Portugal (d. 1666)
• 1696 – John Hervey, 2nd Baron Hervey, English statesman and writer (d. 1743)
• 1713 – Allan Ramsay, Scottish painter (d. 1784)
• 1714 – Pieter Burmann the Younger, Dutch philologist (d. 1778)
• 1756 – James Gambier, 1st Baron Gambier, Royal Navy admiral of the fleet (d. 1833)
• 1768 – Jacques Félix Emmanuel Hamelin, French explorer (d. 1839)
• 1820 – John William Dawson, Canadian geologist (d. 1899)
• 1821 – Rudolf Virchow, German physician, pathologist, biologist, and politician (d. 1902)
• 1844 – Ernest Myers, English poet, Classicist and author (d. 1921)
• 1853 – Lillie Langtry, British actress (d. 1929)
• 1862 – Mary Kingsley, English writer and explorer (d. 1900)
• 1874 – József Klekl, Slovene politician in Hungary (d. 1948)
• 1876 – Rube Waddell, American baseball player (d. 1914)
• 1878 – Patrick Joseph Hartigan, Australian Roman Catholic priest (d. 1952)
• 1880 – Sasha Cherny, Russian poet (d. 1932)
• 1887 – Jozef Tiso, Slovak politician (d. 1947)
• 1890 – Conrad Richter, American novelist and short story writer (d. 1968)
• 1891 – Irene Rich, American actress (d. 1988)
• 1895 – Mike Gazella, American baseball player (d. 1978)
• 1896 – E. Beatrice Riley, Australian supercentenarian (d. 2009)
• 1900 – Gerald Marks, American songwriter (d. 1997)
• 1902 – Arna Wendell Bontemps, American writer (d. 1973)
• 1904 – Wilfred Pickles, English actor and broadcaster (d. 1978)
• 1905 – Coloman Braun-Bogdan, Romanian football player and manager (d. 1983)
• 1905 – Yves Allégret, French film director (d. 1987)
• 1909 – Art Tatum, American jazz pianist (d. 1956)
• 1909 – Herbert "Herblock" Block, American cartoonist (d. 2001)
• 1911 – Ashok Kumar, Indian actor (d. 2001)
• 1913 – Igor Torkar, Slovenian writer (d. 2004)
• 1915 – Sir Terry Frost, English artist (d. 2003)
• 1915 – Cornel Wilde, American actor (d. 1989)
• 1917 – George Osmond, American patriach of The Osmonds (d. 2007)
• 1917 – Burr Tillstrom, American puppeteer (d. 1985)
• 1918 – Robert Walker, American actor (d. 1951)
• 1920 – Laraine Day, American actress (d. 2007)
• 1921 – Yves Montand, Italian singer and actor (d. 1991)
• 1923 – Cyril Shaps, English actor (d. 2003)
• 1923 – Faas Wilkes, Dutch footballer (d. 2006)
• 1924 – Moturu Udayam, Indian woman's activist (d. 2002)
• 1924 – Terry Gibbs, American jazz vibraphonist and band leader
• 1925 – Lenny Bruce, American comedian (d. 1966)
• 1925 – Margaret Thatcher, English politician
• 1925 – Gustav Winckler, Danish singer (d. 1979)
• 1926 – Ray Brown, American jazz bassist (d. 2002)
• 1926 – Walter "Killer" Kowalski (wrestler) Canadian professional wrestler (d. 2008)
• 1927 – Lee Konitz, American jazz saxophonist
• 1929 – Walasse Ting, Chinese-American painter (d. 2010)
• 1930 – Bruce Geller, American screenwriter and television producer (d. 1978)
• 1931 – Eddie Mathews, American baseball player (d. 2001)
• 1931 – Raymond Kopa, French footballer
• 1932 – Jack Colvin, American actor (d. 2005)
• 1932 – Johnny Lytle, jazz vibraphonist and drummer (d. 1995)
• 1933 – Raynald Frechette, Canadian politician and jurist (d. 2007)
• 1933 – Queen Narriman, Egyptian royalty (d. 2005)
• 1933 – Thomas Bingham, English jurist
• 1934 – Nana Mouskouri, Greek singer and politician
• 1935 – Etterlene DeBarge, gospel singer, songwriter, matriarch of the DeBarge family
• 1936 – Chitti Babu, classical musician, Veena artiste from India
• 1937 – Sami Frey, French actor
• 1938 – Hugo Young, English journalist (d. 2003)
• 1939 – T. J. Cloutier, American poker player
• 1939 – Melinda Dillon, American actress
• 1940 – Pharoah Sanders, American saxophonist
• 1941 – Paul Simon, American singer and musician (Simon & Garfunkel)
• 1942 – Jerry Jones, American football team owner
• 1942 – Rutanya Alda, American actress
• 1942 – Pamela Tiffin, American film actress
• 1942 – Bob Bailey, American baseball player
• 1942 – Walter McGowan, Scottish boxer
• 1943 – Mike Barnicle, American newspaper columnist
• 1944 – Robert Lamm, American musician (Chicago)
• 1945 – Christophe, French singer
• 1945 – Dési Bouterse, Surinamese politician
• 1946 – Demond Wilson, American actor
• 1946 – Edwina Currie, British politician
• 1947 – Sammy Hagar, American singer (Van Halen)
• 1947 – Jerry Trupiano, American sports broadcaster
• 1947 – Alan Wakeman, English saxophonist (Soft Machine)
• 1948 – John Ford Coley, American musician
• 1948 – Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Pakistani musician and singer (d. 1997)
• 1948 – Lacy J. Dalton, country singer
• 1949 – Tom Mees, American sports broadcaster (d. 1996)
• 1949 – Patrick Nève, Belgian racing driver
• 1949 – Marisol Malaret, beauty pageant contestant
• 1949 – Rick Vito, American guitarist and singer
• 1949 – Leona Mitchell, African-American and Chickasaw operatic soprano
• 1950 – Mollie Katzen, American cookbook author
• 1950 – Simon Nicol, British guitarist, singer and multi-instrumentalist, member of Fairport Convention
• 1952 – Beverly Johnson, American supermodel
• 1952 – John Lone, Hong Kong actor
• 1953 – Pat Day, American jockey
• 1954 – George Frazier, American baseball player
• 1954 – Claude Ribbe, French historian
• 1954 – Mordechai Vanunu, Israeli nuclear technician
• 1954 – Frank Dunn, American artist
• 1955 – John Ferenzik, American musician, keyboardist, guitarist and composer
• 1956 – Chris Carter, American television producer
• 1956 – Joseph Toal, Scottish religious figure
• 1957 – Reggie Theus, American basketball player and head coach
• 1958 – Maria Cantwell, American politician, junior senator of Washington
• 1958 – Derri Daugherty, American record producer, songwriter, guitarist and singer (The Choir, Lost Dogs)
• 1958 – Jair-Rohm Parker Wells, American musician and composer
• 1959 – Marie Osmond, American entertainer
• 1960 – Joey Belladonna, American musician (Anthrax)
• 1960 – Tim Brewster, American football coach
• 1960 – Ari Fleischer, American White House press secretary to George W. Bush
• 1960 – Peter Keisler, American attorney
• 1961 – Doc Rivers, American basketball player and coach
• 1962 – T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh, American actress
• 1962 – Kelly Preston, American actress
• 1962 – Jerry Rice, American football player
• 1963 – Colin Channer, Jamaican writer
• 1963 – Chip Foose, American automotive designer and fabricator
• 1963 – Scott Andrew Mink, American convicted murderer (d. 2004)
• 1964 – Allen Covert, American actor
• 1964 – Niè Hǎishèng, Chinese astronaut
• 1964 – Christopher Judge, American actor
• 1964 – Marco Travaglio, Italian journalist
• 1965 – Johan Museeuw, Belgian cyclist
• 1967 – Scott Cooper, American baseball player
• 1967 – Trevor Hoffman, American baseball player
• 1967 – Steve Vickers, English footballer
• 1967 – Kate Walsh, American actress
• 1967 – Javier Sotomayor, Cuban Athlete
• 1968 – Tisha Campbell-Martin, American actress and singer
• 1968 – Carlos Marin, Spanish baritone (Il Divo)
• 1969 – Rhett Akins, American country singer
• 1969 – Nancy Kerrigan, American figure skater
• 1969 – Cady McClain, American actress
• 1970 – Serena Altschul, American reporter
• 1970 – Mel Jackson, American actor and musician
• 1970 – Rob Howley, Welsh rugby player
• 1970 – Paul Potts, British opera singer
• 1971 – Hitesh Modi, Kenyan cricketer
• 1971 – Sacha Baron Cohen, English comedian
• 1971 – Billy Bush, American TV host
• 1971 – Pyrros Dimas, Greek weightlifter
• 1971 – Luis Tosar, Spanish actor
• 1972 – Summer Sanders, American swimmer and sports broadcaster
• 1973 – Brian Dawkins, American football player
• 1973 – Peter Dumbreck, Scottish racing driver
• 1973 – Matt Hughes, American mixed martial artist
• 1973 – Nanako Matsushima, Japanese actress
• 1974 – Hawick Lau, Chinese actor and singer
• 1977 – Gareth Batty, English cricketer
• 1977 – Antonio Di Natale, Italian football player
• 1977 – Justin Peroff, drummer for the Canadian indie rock collective Broken Social Scene
• 1977 – Paul Pierce, American basketball player
• 1977 – Kiele Sanchez, American actress
• 1978 – Jermaine O'Neal, American basketball player
• 1979 – Wes Brown, English footballer
• 1979 – Mamadou Niang, Senegalese footballer
• 1980 – Ashanti, American singer
• 1980 – David Haye, English boxer
• 1980 – Magne Hoseth, Norwegian footballer
• 1980 – Scott Parker, English footballer
• 1981 – Ryan Ashford, English footballer
• 1981 – Taylor Buchholz, American baseball player
• 1981 – Dimitris Mougios, Greek rower
• 1981 – Kele Okereke, English singer (Bloc Party)
• 1982 – Ian Thorpe, Australian swimmer
• 1982 – Antonio Pavanello, Italian rugby player
• 1984 – Misono, Japanese singer (Day After Tomorrow)
• 1984 – Frank Simek, American footballer
• 1986 – Gabriel Agbonlahor, English footballer
• 1987 – Ashley Newbrough, American actress
• 1988 – Scott Jamieson, Australian footballer
• 1989 – Breno Borges, Brazilian footballer
• 1992 – Aaron Dismuke, American voice actor

Deaths[link]

• 54 – Claudius, Roman Emperor (b. 10 BC)
• 1093 – Robert I, Count of Flanders
• 1282 – Nichiren Daishonin Japanese spiritual figure (b. 1222)
• 1415 – Thomas FitzAlan, 12th Earl of Arundel, English military officer (b. 1381)
• 1508 – Edmund de Ros, 11th Baron de Ros, English politician (b. 1446)
• 1605 – Theodore Beza, French theologian (b. 1519)
• 1673 – Kristoffer Gabel, Danish statesman (b. 1617)
• 1687 – Geminiano Montanari, Italian astronomer (b. 1633)
• 1694 – Samuel von Pufendorf, German jurist (b. 1632)
• 1706 – Iyasus I of Ethiopia (b. 1682)
• 1715 – Nicolas Malebranche, French philosopher (b. 1638)
• 1759 – John Henley, English minister (b. 1692)
• 1788 – Robert Nugent, 1st Earl Nugent, Irish politician and poet (b. 1702)
• 1812 – Sir Isaac Brock, British general (b. 1769)
• 1815 – Joachim Murat, French marshal (b. 1767)
• 1822 – Antonio Canova, Venetian sculptor (b. 1757)
• 1825 – Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria (b. 1756)
• 1841 – Patrick Campbell, British naval officer (b. 1773)
• 1869 – Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve, French literary critic (b. 1804)
• 1882 – Arthur de Gobineau, French philosopher (b. 1816)
• 1890 – Samuel Freeman Miller, American jurist (b. 1816)
• 1904 – Pavlos Melas, Greek military officer (b. 1870)
• 1905 – Sir Henry Irving, the first British actor to be knighted (b. 1838)
• 1909 – Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia, Spanish free-thinker (b. 1849)
• 1917 – Florence La Badie, American actress (b. 1888)
• 1919 – Karl Adolph Gjellerup, Danish writer, Nobel laureate (b. 1857)
• 1926 – Hans E. Kinck, Norwegian author and philologist (b. 1865)
• 1931 – Ernst Didring, Swedish author (b. 1868)
• 1938 – E.C. Segar, American cartoonist (Popeye) (b. 1894)
• 1945 – Milton S. Hershey, American chocolate tycoon (b. 1857)
• 1950 – Ernest Haycox, American writer (b. 1899)
• 1955 – Manuel Ávila Camacho, Mexican politician (b. 1897)
• 1961 – Louis Rwagasore, Burundi politician (b. 1932)
• 1966 – Clifton Webb, American actor (b. 1889)
• 1968 – Bea Benaderet, American actress (b. 1906)
• 1971 – Stafford Smythe, Canadian NHL executive (b. 1921)
• 1973 – Albert Mandler, Israeli colonel, (b.1929)
• 1974 – Ed Sullivan, American television personality (b. 1901)
• 1979 – Rebecca Helferich Clarke, English composer and violist (b. 1886)
• 1987 – Walter Brattain, American physicist, Nobel laureate (b. 1902)
• 1987 – Kishore Kumar, Indian singer (b. 1929)
• 1988 – Mike Venezia, American jockey (b. 1945)
• 1990 – Lê Ðức Thọ, Vietnamese general and politician, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. 1911)
• 1992 – Dantrell Davis, American gang shooting victim (b. 1985)
• 1993 – Wade Flemons, American soul singer (b. 1940)
• 1996 – Beryl Reid, British actress (b. 1919)
• 2000 – Jean Peters, American actress (b. 1926)
• 2001 – Peter Doyle, Australian pop singer (The New Seekers) (b. 1949)
• 2002 – Stephen Ambrose, American historian and biographer (b. 1936)
• 2003 – Bertram Brockhouse, Canadian physicist, Nobel laureate (b. 1918)
• 2004 – Enrique Fernando, Filipino jurist (b. 1915)
• 2005 – Vivian Malone Jones, American civil rights activist (b. 1942)
• 2006 – Wang Guangmei, wife of Liu Shaoqi (b. 1921)
• 2007 – Bob Denard, French mercenary (b. 1929)
• 2008 – Alexei Cherepanov, Russian ice hockey player (b. 1989)
• 2008 – Guillaume Depardieu, French actor (b. 1971)
• 2009 – Stephen Barnett, American legal scholar (b. 1935)
• 2009 – Al Martino, American singer and actor (b. 1927)
• 2010 – Vernon Biever, American photographer (b. 1923)
• 2011 – Barbara Kent, Canadian born - U.S. silent film actress and WAMPAS Baby Stars (b.1907)

Holidays and observances[link]

• Christian Feast Day:
  • Blessed Alexandrina of Balasar
  • Edward the Confessor (translation)
  • Gerald of Aurillac
  • Our Lady of Fátima
  • Theophilus of Antioch
  • October 13 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

• Fontanalia, in honor of Fontus. (Roman Empire)
• National Police Day (Thailand)

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: October 13

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• On This Day in Canada

Jessica Soho is Filipino broadcast journalist, documentarian and news director who received a George Foster Peabody Award^[1] and was the first Filipino to win the British Fleet Journalism Award in 1998.^[2]

She has reported for the GMA network for 27 years.

A Ka Doroy Valencia awardee, Soho was also one of the 100 Filipino Women of Distinction chosen during the centennial celebration of the Philippines.

Her story of a hostage crisis in Cagayan Valley made her the first Filipino to win in the New York Film Festival for Coverage of a Breaking Story.

She helped conceptualize the one-hour documentary television program I-Witness, which ran for over 10 years becoming the longest running late-night program on the air as of 2009^[3]

Her documentaries on the Kidneys for Sale business and Kamao death sport made her the first Filipino reporter, with GMA Network as the first Filipino network, to win the George Foster Peabody Award on 1999.^[4]

Soho hosts Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho and was honored on October 14, 2008, by Quezon City with the Outstanding Citizen Award.^[5]

Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho (KMJS) was recognized as the Most Development-Oriented Magazine Program. Program host Jessica Soho got two awards – the Best Public Affairs Program Host and the Best Magazine Program Host in the Gandingan 2009: UPLB Isko’t Iska's Broadcast Choice Awards. Gandingan 2009 is the first award-giving ceremony in the field of broadcasting instituted by Community Broadcasters’ Society (UPCBS) of the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB). It pays tribute to the best broadcast programs that air over TV and radio.^[6]

In 2004, at the annual Cebu Federation of Beat Journalists event, she stated that "Provincial and regional journalists, in my view, are the real heroes in this profession. The dangers and risks you face and encounter are no doubt far greater than those that we face in Manila," in reference to the 55 journalists in the country that had been killed to date, "But despite the hazards of the job, journalists must work hard and strive to make Philippine media strong, robust and credible."^[7]

Her biggest break in news-casting entitled State of the Nation with Jessica Soho as a news anchor.

Career[link]

Jessica Soho is a Filipino reporter, host, producer and currently the acting news director of GMA Network. She joined the GMA team in the mid-80s, fresh from college, barely finished with her undergraduate thesis.

Soho's first voice-over report was a feature story on the inauguration of the Light Rail Transit from Baclaran to Monumento. Later she was assigned to the defense and military beat. Eventually, Soho's reputation and responsibility have increased dramatically since then.

At the UP College of Mass Communications, Soho met the journalist Luis Beltran who inspired Soho to finish Mass Communications.

She is the first Filipino to win in the New York Film Festival for Coverage of a Breaking Story for her account of a hostage crisis in Cagayan Valley. She also received the Ka Doroy Valencia Award given by the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas. In 1994, she received the Grand Prize from the Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union for her riveting coverage of a breaking news story. Soho is included in the list of 100 Filipino Women of Distinction.

In the documentary "Kidneys for Sale", Soho explored a depressed area in Manila and discovered the unemployed selling their kidneys to make ends meet.

Work History[link]

Jessica Soho is a graduate of the University of the Philippines.

An accidental journalist whose dream was to become a lawyer, Jessica started as a reporter in 1985, choosing to work in television despite her lack of training in broadcast journalism.

She learned the ropes at GMA-7, where she started as a news reporter covering the military-defense beat among other editorial beats. Then as now, she also covered unusual news events such as man-made and natural calamities, from killer earthquakes to super typhoons, even coup attempts and high-profile hostage situations.

She has helped produce a number of News and Public Affairs special and programs including the network’s election coverage from the 1980s until the most recent one.

She has also been sent on a number of significant overseas assignments such as the exile of the Marcoses in Hawaii; the Hong Kong Handover in 1997; President Corazon Aquino’s first state visit to Indonesia and Singapore in 1986; President Fidel Ramos’ state visit to France and Germany in 1993 and many more.

She has also reported on the plight of overseas Filipino workers in Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan and South Korea.

She founded and conceptualized the program EMERGENCY. She was the first Executive Producer of the program.

She is one of the founders of the premiere investigative news magazine show, Brigada Siete. She was also the host and chief reporter of the program.

She was head of the Special Assignments Team (SAT) of GMA News and Public Affairs. This section produced special/investigative reports for GMA’s news programs, Saksi and Frontpage: Ulat ni Mel Tiangco.

She conceptualized I-Witness, the pioneering and highly-acclaimed documentary series of GMA. She is also one of the original hosts of the program.

On the side, Ms. Soho has been a member of the screening committee of TOYM for four (4) consecutive years. This committee screens and selects TOYM nominees.

Recently, Ms. Soho has pioneered in the coverage of world events such as the crisis in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Israel.

She is currently Vice President for News of GMA News & Public Affairs.

Awards[link]

• George Foster Peabody Award for Investigative Journalism.

• British Fleet Journalism Award, 1998^[2]

• 2003 Rotary Club of Manila, Journalism Awards, Hall of Fame Recipient

• 2002 PMPC Star Awards for Television, Best News Magazine Show and Best News Magazine Host – jessica soho reports

• 2002 Catholic Mass Media Awards, Best News Magazine Show – jessica soho reports

• 2002 KBP Golden Dove Awards, Best Public Affairs Program for Metro Manila and Best Public Affairs Host – jessica soho reports

• George Foster Peabody Award for Investigative Journalism. This is regarded as the Pulitzer Prize for Broadcasting. Two documentaries reported and produced by Ms. Soho, “Kidneys for Sale” and “Kamao” (Fist) has won for her network, the Philippines’ first Peabody award.

• New York Film and Television Festival for Coverage of a Breaking Story. Ms. Soho’s coverage of a hostage crisis in Cagayan Valley in Northern Philippines won the bronze in the festival. She is the first Filipino to have won this award and in the news category. She has also been a consistent finalist in this same festival since.

• Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) Grand Prize Winner. “Kape at Balita”, hosted by Ms. Soho for both radio and TV won this award in Kyoto, Japan for coverage of a breaking story.

• Ten Outstanding Young Men (TOYM) Award. Ms. Soho won this award in 1993. This is usually given to the best and brightest Filipinos in various fields.

• TV Journalist of the Year given by the prestigious Rotary Club of Manila. Ms. Soho won this award for two (2) consecutive years: 1989 and 1990.

• Golden Dove Awardee / Broadcaster of the Year (Ka Doroy Valencia Award) given by the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkasters sa Pilipinas. She is the first recipient of this award.

• Journalist of the Year given by the Rotary Club District 3180

• Cultural Center of the Philippines or CCP Gawad Natatanging Parangal (Special Awardee) for two (2) consecutive years: 1989 and 1990.

• Best TV Special for “The Anatomy of Rape”, a documentary/special report hosted, reported and produced by Ms. Soho. The award was given by the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP).

• Best TV News Magazine for “Within the Walls”, a documentary/special report hosted, reported and produced by Ms. Soho on prison life. The award was given by the Catholic Mass Media Awards.

• Political Reporter of the Year Award for coverage of “The Ipil Massacre” given by the Metro Pacific Corporation Journalism Awards.

• Best Host in the 1999 Golden Dove Awards given by the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkasters sa Pilipinas.

• Fleet Street Awardee for Investigative Journalism given by the British Embassy in Manila in 1998.

• Special Award for Journalism given to the program I-WITNESS by the Star Awards for Television. The program was hosted then by Ms. Soho and three (3) other hosts : Cheche Lazaro, Luchi Cruz-Valdes and Mike Enriquez.

• Ambassador of Dreams given to Five Outstanding Filipinas led by the former President Corazon Aquino.

• 100 Filipino Women of Distinction. Ms. Soho was included in a book on top 100 Filipinos of the first 100 years of the Philippine Republic. The book was authored by Joy Buensalido and Abe Florendo.

• Community Outstanding Young Achievers (COYA) given by the Quezon City Capitol Jaycees and the Sampaguita Jaycees Inc.

• Outstanding Alumnae of the College of Mass Communication, University of the Philippines.

• Outstanding Citizen of the Province of La Union and the City of San Fernando, La Union respectively given by the Governor and the Mayor.

• Finalist, Best Documentary in the Asian TV Festival for “Kamao” (Fist), a documentary on the plight of Filipino boxers.

• Finalist, Best Documentary and UNESCO Awardee in the 2000 New York Film and Television Festival for “Katas ng Payatas” (The Essence of Payatas), a documentary on the tragic garbage dump in Metro Manila.

• Outstanding Contribution in the field of Media for the successful People Power II revolt given by the Council on Philippine Affairs or COPA. COPA is composed of various organizations that make up the “civil society” in the Philippines.

• Outstanding Broadcast Journalist Award given by the Metrobank Foundation in October 2001.

• Ten Outstanding Women in the Nation’s Service (TOWNS) Awardee for Media for 2001.

• Best Documentary Program for I-WITNESS given by the Star Awards for Television for 2001.

• Best TV News Magazine for I-WITNESS (episode by Jessica Soho) given by the Catholic Mass Media Awards for 2001.

• Best News and Current Affairs Special for 2001 given by the Asian TV Festival for SAKSI sa KASAYSAYAN. Ms. Soho was Supervising Producer for this special.

• Juror, 37th Grand Anvil Awards - Public Relations Society of the Philippines (PRSP)

• Grandslam Winner, 2002

Golden Dove Awards Best Public Affairs Show for Jessica Soho Reports Golden Dove Awards Best Public Affairs Show Host for Jessica Soho Reports Star Awards for TV Best News Magazine Show for Jessica Soho Reports Star Awards for TV Best News Magazine Show Host for Jessica Soho Reports CMMA Best Public Affairs Show for Jessica Soho Reports CMMA Best Public Affairs Show Host for Jessica Soho Reports

• Best Public Affairs Presenter, Highly Recommended : 2001-2002 Asian TV Festival

• Journalism Awards for Broadcast Journalism Hall of Fame : Rotary Club of Manila, 2003

• Finalist, Best Social Issue/Current Events Program : New York Festival, 2004 (Mona Lisa Hospital, Jessica Soho Reports)

• Awardee, Mary Kay Philippines 3rd Anniversary, 2003 (Women with a Heart)

• Finalist, Unicef Children’s Rights Awards, 2004 (Missing Story, Jessica Soho Reports)

• Finalist, Best Current Affairs Program : Asian TV Awards, 2004 (Hospital, Lova Palooza and Manok ni Idol, Jessica Soho Reports)

• Finalist, Japan Prize, 2004 (Quiz Bee, Jessica Soho Reports)

• Finalist, Barcelona TV Awards, 2004 (Quiz Bee, Jessica Soho Reports)

• Best Magazine Show : Star Awards for TV, 2004 (Jessica Soho Reports)

• Anak TV Seal, 2004 (Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho)

• Certificate, Special Issues : US International Film and Video Festival, 2005 (Sana’y Muling Makapiling)

• Anak TV Seal, 2005 (Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho)

• Certificate Special Issues : US International Film and Video Festival, 2006 (Sana’y Muling Makapiling)

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• Anak TV Seal, 2007 (10 Most Admired Femal Personalities )

• Best Magazine Show : Catholic Mass Media Awards 2007 (Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho)

• Finalist, Best Infotainment : Asian TV Awards 2007 (Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho)

• Finalist, Best Public Service Program : Catholic Mass Media Awards 2007 ( Sana’y Muling Makapiling)

• Finalist, Social Issues Category : New York Film Festival 2008 ( Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho and Sana’y Muling Makapiling )

• Best Magazine Program Host : UPLB Gandingan Awards 2008 (Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho)

• Recipient 2nd Adamson University Media Awards 2012

Membership in Organizations/Conferences Attended

• Former Director and Secretary of the National Press Club

• Former President, Defense Press Corps

• Fellow, Nihon Shimbun Kyokai (Association of Newspaper Editors and Publishers of Japan)

• Grantee, International Visitors Program of the United States Information Service

• Delegate, Confederation of ASEAN Journalists (Singapore, 1991)

• Delegate, International Media Seminar organized by the United Nations Population Fund (Bali, Indonesia 1992)

• Delegate, Producers’ Meeting organized by the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1992)

• Delegate, Radio-TV News Directors of America (RTNDA) Convention (Los Angeles, California 1996)

• Delegate, Radio-TV News Directors of America (RTNDA) Convention (New Orleans, Louisiana 1997)

• Delegate, Seminar on Democracy given by the British Council (Colchester, Essex, England 1998)

• Voting Member. Radio TV News Directors of America Convention

• Vice President for External Affairs UP College of Mass Communication Alumni Association

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